[Theory] Gem Creation and Harvesting

So, this topic is a bit dark. Thanks to a theory I saw on Tumblr the other day, the idea of gem creation and gem harvesting go together.

So far, we have no idea how gems are made beyond a machine penetrates the ground, something, a goo? is injected and eventually, out pops a gem after sucking away nearby resources from the Earth.

When Peridot was finally captured by the Crystal Gems, Steven frees her and she sees all the bubbled gems. And she says "Oh my stars! You're going to HARVEST ME?!"

What does harvest mean?

Basically, this theory suggests that "gem goo" is made from living sacrifice. If you've seen FMA (I haven't), the theory suggests it's similar to the method used to make homunculi and the philosopher's stone. To help support this idea, the theory says:

"According to the official sourcebook, The Guide To The Crystal Gems, gems have their own DNA, but given that they don’t reproduce sexually you might be wondering why we don’t know how they extract said DNA to make gem goo.

The only explanation is that gem goo’s creation method is a major plot twist, and in fact it’s probably the exact same plot twist as the creation method for the philosophers stone!"

I also wanted to add that someone suggested that the creation of gems is very similar to the way viruses work in real life and it just...fits so well, so logically, that it's probably how gems are made and why they need to be made on life sustaining planets.

I think that the whole DNA thing makes a lot of sense and I was beginning to wonder about that as well. I think a lot is going to be revealed soon especially since it looks like Yellow Diamond has sent Ruby scouts to find and locate Jasper. (hehe good luck finding her!)